THE CULTIVATOR. 
Now’s your Time. 
T HE “ Rural Empire Club ” has an ample supply of the 
genuine Chinese Sugar Cane Seed, both Imported and 
perfectly ripened Domestic—now ready for distribution 
among its members and the rest of mankind, on these 
plain terms : 
1st, By Mail, post-paid, samples for three cents—4-oz. 
packages for 25 cents—8-ounce packages for 50 cents, and 
pound packages for $1—any distance under 3,000 miles in 
the 0. S., and for the Postage anywhere else. 
2d. By Express, in strong sacks, and delivered to Ex¬ 
press Co., 4 lbs. and sack for $1', 10 lbs. and sack for $2 ; 40 
lbs. and the sack for $6. _ 
Publishers of newspapers are at liberty to insert the 
above notice for the benefit of their patrons and readers. 
Address I. W. BRIGGS, 
Jan. 21—w&mtf West Macedon, N. Y. 
RARE SEEDS. 
A NEW novelty, and never before presented to market 
—the 
NEW MEXICAN CUSHOW, 
A variety that excels all others in eating, growth and rari¬ 
ty. (I have but few packages.) The English 
MAMMOTH PUMPKIN, 
that is mammoth indeed, as they frequently belt over five 
feet around. Also the true genuine 
CHUFAS OR EARTH ALMONDS. 
The seed sent post-paid, on reception of 25 cents for sin¬ 
gle packages—five packages for $1. Address, with Post- 
Office and State plainly written, to 
JOS. L. ASHBY, 
Care Dr. A. R. McKee, 
Jan 7—wl0tm3t Liberty, Missouri. 
THE HORTICULTURIST, 
AND JOURNAL OF RURAL ART AND RURAL TASTE. 
(Commenced by the late celebrated A. J- Downing.) 
CONDUCTED BY 
J. JAY SMITH, Editor of the North American Sylva. 
T HE increasing love of Rural Life has brought this po¬ 
pular publication into extended notice. Its success 
has been amply proved by a large addition of readers, and 
it is now offered to public patronage with confidence. It 
embraces in its scope of subjects every thing pertaining to 
the country and country pursuits, and aims to instruct 
while it amuses : it is, in short, as now conducted, a popu- 
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the Garden, the Country-house, the Cottage, no less than 
the Botanist, the admirer of the Green-house, Conserva¬ 
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Indeed, the work has become indispensable to the well in¬ 
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by art or adorned by taste. In its Rural Magazine charac¬ 
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thus become a welcome guest both in town and country. 
Its circulation now embraces the entire Union and Canada, 
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tions by a liberal outlay in embellishing it with costly en¬ 
gravings of fruit, dwellings, trees, and those numerous 
rustic adornments which make the individual home at¬ 
tractive. 
A New Volume (13th year) commences with the Jan¬ 
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render it still more worthy, by every practicable improve¬ 
ment, of the liberal patronage it is receiving. 
The work is issued on the first of each month, in the best 
style, each number containing 48 pages, embellished with 
a frontispiece and several other original and well executed 
engravings. The volumes, taken for a number of years, 
Avill make a valuable Encyclopedia of Horticultural Lite¬ 
rature. As an advertisiug medium it has few superiors. 
TERMS—Two Dollars a year; Four Copies for Six 
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An edition is published with plates colored in the best 
style of art. Price $5. 
All subscriptions must be addressed to the Agents, 
or to ROBERT PEARSALL SMITH, 
Nos. 17, 19 and 21 Minor St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Jan. 7—w&mlt. 
A. O. MOORR, 
Ag. Book Publisher, 140 Fulton-street, New-York. 
NEW WORKS JUST PUBLISHED. 
WARDER’S HEDGE MANUAL : 
A complete treatise on Hedges, Evergreens, and all 
plants suitable for American Hedging, especially the Ma- 
clura or Osage Orange—the only successful system of pru¬ 
ning—manipulation and management—fully illustrated 
with cuts of implements and processes, to which is added 
a treatise on 
EVERGREENS—their different varieties, their propa¬ 
gation, transplanting and culture in the United States. By 
Jno. A. Warder, M. D., Editor of Western Hort. Review, 
and President of the Cincinnati Hort. Society. One Vol. 
12 mo.—Price One Dollar. 
FIELD’S PEAR CULTURE : 
A Treatise on the Propagation and Cultivation of the 
Pear in America—a full catalogue and description of the 
different varieties—their adaptation to Dwarfs and Stan¬ 
dards—the best modes of pruning, with directions for ri¬ 
pening and preserving the fruit, numerous engravings, 
carefully prepared, exhibit both the erroneous and correct 
methods of treatment. By Thos. W. Field. One Vol. 12 
mo.—Price 75 Cents. 
FISH CULTURE. 
A Treatise on the Artificial Propagation of Fish, with 
the description and habits of the kinds most suitable for 
pisciculture, also the most successful modes of Angling 
for the fishes therein described. By Theodatus Garlick, 
M. D., Vice Pres, of Cleveland Academy of Nat. Science. 
1 Vol. 8 Vo., Price one Dollar. 
FLINT ON GRASSES. 
A Practical Treatise on Grasses and Forage plants, with 
more than One Hundred Illustrations of grasses and im¬ 
plements. The editor of the American Agriculturist 
says : “This is the best treatise of the kind we have seen 
on this important subject. We advise our readers to get 
this book and study it thoroughly, as we are now doing.” 
By Charles L. Flint, A. M., Sec. of the Mass. State Board 
of Agriculture. 1 Vol. 8 VO., Price $1.25. 
All the above works will be sent postpaid on receipt of ~ 
price. Address, 
A. O. MOORE, 
Agricultural Book Publisher, 
Jan. 21—weow4tm2t. 140 Fulton St., New-York. 
Excelsior Ag. Works, AIB>a.iay, N.1 r . 
RICH D H. PEASE, Proprietor. 
W E OFFER the farmers and other responsib.e persons 
of this country, a rare chance to make money as 
fast as they can in most any other way, by selling our (Cel¬ 
ebrated Excelsior Patent Railway Endless Horse Powers, 
Threshers, Cider Mills, Saw Mills, &c., &c., for which we 
will allow them a liberal commission. Last season many 
farmers sold these machines for us, and they all made mo¬ 
ney, and are anxious’ to sell them again this season. All 
communications addressed to the subscriber will be 
promptly answered. RICH’D H. PEASE. 
CERTIFICATES. 
Bedford Co. Tenn. Oct. 15,1856. 
We the undersigned hereby certify that we have pur¬ 
chased of the Agent of the Manufacturer, Richard H. 
Pease of Albany, New-York, his “ Excelsior Horse Power 
and Thresher,” and having used them a sufficient length 
of time to convince us of their utility and durability, feel 
no hesitancy in saying that in our opinion they are the 
very best of which we have any knowledge, they having 
performed to our entire satisfaction. Given under our 
hand, day and date above. 
Garret Phillips Benj. Garrett, 
M. L. Dismukes, 
Thos. Lipscomb, 
Wm. A. Allen, 
J. T. Arnold, 
W. W. Hastings 
James Mullins. 
Alex. Sanders. 
Wm. M. Goggin, 
Alex. Eakin, 
Redding George, 
J. J. Koonce, 
W. C. J. Brown, 
H. D. Davidson. 
_ East Greenwich, N. Y., Feb, 25, 1857 
Mr. R. H. Pease —I received the Two Horse Power, 
Thresher and Separator I purchased of you, and put it to 
work to test it. I have threshed 2,500 bushels of wheat, 
oats and rye with them, without a break of any kind. It 
works to my entire satisfaction, and I think there is no 
better machine made. Wm. McNeil. 
May 14—w&mtf. 
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FRUIT BOOKS, 
Y THOMAS, BARRY, DOWNING, and others, for 
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